English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Stallenge Thorne

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hockworthy

Historical Forms

  • (æt) Stanlince c.1100 Earle
  • Stanlinz 1086 DB
  • Stanlynche 1316 FA
  • Stonling 1196 P
  • Stallengethorne 1680 FF

Etymology

'Rock hlinc.' The 'thorn' seems to be a late addition, cf. also Ekwall, PN in -ing 164.

Places in the same Parish